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“From start to finish, snap one to 64 that the front played exceptionally well,” Steele said. “They affected the run game, affected the passer. On every single play, we had the front four either knocking people back or affecting the rusher.”

According to Steele, Arkansas called 26 run plays to 38 pass attempts. The Razorbacks gained 40 yards for an average of 1.5 yards per carry. The quarterback was knocked down 15 times and sacked four times.

Montravius Adams and Carl Lawson made major contributions — Lawson had a career-high seven quarterback hurries — but it was a complete effort up front with all eight players in the rotation making at least one impact play.

“We’ve always said we’ve got a group of about eight to nine, when we’re fully healthy, that we feel comfortable playing,” Steele said. “There are probably six to seven of those guys we feel comfortable playing at any point and time in the game.”

The group deserves the praise, but now it’s time to tune it out. Steele indulged the media’s questions about the Arkansas game, but starting tomorrow he won’t be kind to any players he hears talking about the dominant performance.

“All in all, it was a very good complete game,” Steele said. “It's over. It's done with. Henceforth, until the banquet occurs and they show the highlight tape, they're not allowed to talk about Arkansas except to say thank you. We've moved on to Ole Miss.”

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Jordan D. Hill has covered high schools and athletes in the Bi-City area for the Ledger-Enquirer since January 2017. Prior to coming to Columbus, Hill was a freelancer for The Macon Telegraph and an intern for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. A native of Jasper, Georgia, Hill is a graduate of Pickens High School and the University of Georgia.